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Photo LACROIX, Paul de (éditeur). 

LACROIX, Paul de (éditeur). 

Galerie contemporaine des illustrations françaises. 

Paris, Paul de Lacroix, [1884].
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6000 €

First edition.
Masterpiece of 19th century photography.

200 biographical chapters of 132 historical figures.

Copy complete with all the required notices and photographs.
Each chapter has 4 pages of text (8 for Corot 2 and Corot 3).

The series is therefore complete with the 200 entries for 132 biographies and is illustrated with 267 photographs:
- 131 portraits (65 in full-page and 66 in medallion in text)
- 136 reproductions of art works (135 in full-page and 1 in medallion the text).

Coming from the greatest photographic workshops (Nadar, Carjat, Goupil, Petit...) they are reproduced by photoglypie which is then the only printing process allowing such a faithful reproduction of photographic plates.

The portraits include the famous portrait of Baudelaire by Carjat but also those of Victor Hugo, Gustave Doré, Edmond de Goncourt, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Georges Sand, Sarah Bernhardt, Alexandre Dumas, Gustave Eiffel, Victor Hugo, Louis Pasteur, Emile Zola, ...
We added a rare "specimen" volume ( a commercial presentation volume).

Photo [BEAUMONT, L. de] || ROBIDA, Albert. 

[BEAUMONT, L. de] || ROBIDA, Albert. 

Le cas du vidame, par l'Académicien d'estampes. 

Paris, A la librairie illustrée, [ca. 1889].
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550 €

Copy on Japan paper.
Presentation copy to Monsieur Achille by Albert Robida, with a fine drawing by the artist (Profile of a woman wearing a nice hat).

Robida (1848-1926) illustrates here, with his characteristic style full of life, the funny story of a mismatched wedding, which begins with a disastrous wedding night.

Photo GAUTIER, Théophile. 

GAUTIER, Théophile. 

Le Roi Candaule. 

Paris, A. Ferroud, 1893.
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200 €

Illustrated edition of 21 compositions by Paul Avril.

"King Candaule has become drunk with the beauty of his wife Nyssia. He conceives the strange project of sharing his admiration as an aesthete by proposing to the young and handsome Gyges, the head of the palace guards, to come and secretly see his wife in her simple nudity. Horrified by this sacrilegious request, Gyges refuses at first but can only obey his king. Hidden in the bridal chamber, Gyges discovers the incredible beauty of Nyssia and immediately falls in love with her."

One of the 250 copies on Arches, ours n°338.

Good copy in signed binding.
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Photo GAUTIER, Théophile. 

GAUTIER, Théophile. 

Jean et Jeannette. 

Paris, A. Ferroud, 1894.
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250 €

Illustrated edition of 24 compositions by Lalauze.
"Tired of her formal and rococo suitors, the Marquise de Champrosé, a young widow, decides to accompany her servant and confidant, Justine, to the ball at the Moulin-Rouge. For his part, the Viscount de Candale, also tired , one of her dancers from the Opera, accompanies Master Bonnard to this same ball. Under the name of Jeannette, dressed as a grisette, the marquise is invited to dance by the viscount posing as M. Jean, arriving from his province. ."

One of the 250 copies on Arches, ours n°438.

Good copy in signed binding.
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Photo GAUTIER, Théophile. 

GAUTIER, Théophile. 

Une Nuit de Cléopatre. 

Paris, A. Ferroud, 1894.
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250 €

Illustrated edition of 21 compositions by Paul Avril.
"Crossing the Nile on her royal cange to go to her summer palace, Cleopatra "is horribly bored." Meïamoun, in love with the queen, is caught spying on her in her bath. Having the whim of To be merciful, Cleopatra grants him an orgiastic night. When morning arrives, the men enter the room. Meïamoun then drinks the poisoned glass and dies."

One of the 250 copies on Arches, ours n°354.

Good copy in signed binding.
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Photo TOUDOUZE, Gustave. 

TOUDOUZE, Gustave. 

La Vengeance des Peaux-de-Bique. 

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1896.
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First edition.
100 luxury copies have been published on China paper.
Our copy is one of the first 50 copies (n°28), with all the engravings expected (n°28).

The illustrations of this book were realized by Julien Le Blant (1851-1936), who was a French painter specialized on the War in the Vendée, in France, at the end of the eighteenth century.

Fine copy.

Photo ROSTAND, Edmond || MUCHA, Alfons. 

ROSTAND, Edmond || MUCHA, Alfons. 

La Samaritaine. Evangile en trois tableaux en vers. 

Paris, Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1897.
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300 €

First edition.
Piece designed at the request of Sarah Bernhardt, the author's friend. The cover features an illustration by Alfons Mucha.

Photo BERGERET, Gaston || HENRIOT. 

BERGERET, Gaston || HENRIOT. 

Les Evénements de Pontax. 

Paris, Librairie Conquet-Carteret, 1899.
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450 €

First edition.
Illustrations, “handwriting and watercolors” by Henri Maigrot aka Henriot.

One of the 175 copies on marsh vellum, ours n°155.

Photo RAGUENET, Antonin. 

RAGUENET, Antonin. 

Les principaux palais de l'exposition universelle de Paris. 

Paris, Eugène Bigot, 1900.
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300 €

First edition.
Complete copy of the 96 architectural plates.

Photo [DOUCET, Jérôme] DICKENS, Charles. 

[DOUCET, Jérôme] DICKENS, Charles. 

Monsieur Minns, Horace Sparkins. 

Paris, Le Livre et L'Estampe, 1903.
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350 €

Adaptation of the work of Dickens by Jérôme Doucet under the pseudonym of F. de Montfrileux.
Stencil illustrated by Harry Elliot.
One of the 240 copies on Arches paper, ours n°277.

Photo ROBAUT, Alfred. COROT, Camille. 

ROBAUT, Alfred. COROT, Camille. 

L'oeuvre de Corot.
Catalogue raisonné et illustré précédé de l'histoire de Corot et de ses oeuvres par Étienne Moreau-Nélaton. 

Paris, H. Floury, 1905.
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8000 €

First edition printed at of only 400 copies.

One of the only five copies on old Japanese paper, the first large paper.
The reference catalogue raisonné of Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot's work preceded by an extensive biography of the artist's life and artwork by Etienne Moreau-Nelaton.
With descriptions and black-and-white reproductions of more than 3,000 of the artist's paintings, drawings, and engravings.
The fifth and final volume is devoted to the tables.

Our copy is bound with :
- in volume 1, two original photographs of Corot, the original Corot burial certificate, and finally two specimens for subscription to the book, dated 1904 (8 pages), one on vellum paper, the other on Japanese paper.
- in volume 4, p. 329, a photograph of Corot (Coll. Nadar, reproduced in 1910), three autograph letters signed by Corot with two stamped envelopes, and three sketches, attributed according to a pencil note to Robaut after Corot for the first and to Corot for the other two (without warranty for these attributions).
One of the letters is addressed to the parents of his student Emmanuel Damoye, in which Corot expresses concern that he has been drafted (in 1870).

A unique collection to which we are including, in paperback, the first supplement (ex. 18 of 600 copies) published 40 copies later in 1948.

Photo DURET, Théodore || (Pissarro, Claude Monet, Sisley, Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Cézanne, Guillaumin). 

DURET, Théodore || (Pissarro, Claude Monet, Sisley, Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Cézanne, Guillaumin). 

Histoire des peintres impressionnistes: Pissarro, Claude Monet, Sisley, Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Cézanne, Guillaumin. 

Paris, H.Floury, 1906.
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First edition of this important publication on the history of Impressionism.
A complete copy with the 5 original etchings.
- Camille Pissaro : "Les faneuses"
- Sisley : "Bords du Loing"
- Renoir : 2 original etchings. "Femme nue assise" and "Femme nue couchée"
- Cézanne : "Portrait de Guillaumin"
- Guillaumin : "Vue prise de Saardam".

Photo GRAPPE, Georges || [DEGAS]. 

GRAPPE, Georges || [DEGAS]. 

Degas. 

Paris, Librairie artistique internationale, [1909].
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200 €

First edition.
Deluxe edition limited to 200 copies (no. 26), signed by the author.

Photo DUFOUR, Henri. 

DUFOUR, Henri. 

Le Bayon d'Angkor Thom. Bas-Reliefs.
Publiés par les soins de la Commission Archéologique de l'Indochine, d'après les documents recueillis par la Mission Henri Dufour avec la collaboration de Charles Carpeaux. 

Paris, Ernest Leroux, 1910-1913.
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2500 €

The first monograph to reproduce in its entirety the decorative bas-reliefs of the most important Khmer building, the Bayon of Angkor Thom.
The documents it contains were gathered during two archaeological missions entrusted to Henri Dufour.

This rare work is complete in both parts (bas-reliefs of the outer galleries and bas-reliefs of the inner galleries) and includes all the required plates, for a total of 1 general plan, 16 plans (1 per booklet of plates), and 252 plates.

Photo BUYSSE, Cyriel || CASSIERS, Henri. 

BUYSSE, Cyriel || CASSIERS, Henri. 

Contes des Pays-Bas. 

Paris, H. Piazza, 1910.
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400 €

First edition.
Very beautiful illustrations by Henri Cassiers (1858-1944), belgian painter.

Presentation copy.

Photo ROCHER, Edmond. 

ROCHER, Edmond. 

Le Roman de la fleur. 

Paris, Maurice Dormann, 1912.
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150 €

First edition.
Beautiful print on good quality glossy wove paper.

Edmond Rocher is a painter and poster designer whose work is typical of the art nouveau of the Belle Epoque, he exhibited in particular at the Salon des cent.
He offers here an "Illustrated Floral Monograph" his favorite theme. The cover announces 60 pen and ink compositions in the text to which is added the portrait of the artist and 1 lithograph out of text. Our copy peppered with a second lithograph (cropped signature).
Large handwritten dedication from Edmond Rocher to the photographer Chabrier.

Photo SILVESTRE, Armand. 

SILVESTRE, Armand. 

Floréal. 

Paris, Masson et Cie, 1912.
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150 €

First edition.
Very nice edition enriched with illustrations by Georges Cain printed in several colors. Each chapter is adorned with an inset engraving and an engraved headband and end-engraving which frames the text.

Massenet sets the heroes of this spring of 1799 to music and leaves us the music sheets.
Jules Clarétie who writes the preface tells us: "[...] Among these books, I do not know, I repeat it, of more original than this one. It seems that all the arts wanted to fraternize in these pages and find themselves, under the same cover, like the heroes of Floréal under the same spring sky. ".

Photo VOLLARD, Ambroise. 

VOLLARD, Ambroise. 

Paul Cézanne. 

Paris, Galerie A. Vollard, 1914.
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1500 €

First edition printed at of 1000 copies.
Complete copy with the original engravings ("Tête de femme"), from Paul Cézanne in frontispiece.

With :
- LARGUIER Léo. Cézanne ou la lutte avec l'ange de la peinture . 1947. Presentation copy to Maurice Gobin.
- Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne. Correspondance . 1937
- L'amour de l'art. Décembre 1926. Cézanne et hommage à Monnet. Covers detached.
- L'amour de l'art. Mai 1936. Cézanne.

Photo O. HENRY || GUS BOFA. 

O. HENRY || GUS BOFA. 

Martin Burney, boueux, boxeur et marchand d'oiseaux. 

Paris, édition française illustrée, 1919.
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350 €

First edition in French.
French adaptation by Maurice Beerblock and illustrated by Gus Bofa.
One of 15 copies on Dutch paper (including 7 non-commercial), ours n°9.

Photo VOLLARD, Ambroise. 

VOLLARD, Ambroise. 

La Vie et l'Oeuvre de Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 

Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1919.
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First edition printed at of 1000 copies.
Complete copy with the original engravings ("Femme nue"), from Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

We add :
- ROGER-MAX, Claude. Renoir. 1933. Presentation copy to Maurice Gobin.

Photo COCTEAU, Jean || LHOTE, André. 

COCTEAU, Jean || LHOTE, André. 

Escales. 

Paris, Éditions de la Sirène, 1920.
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3000 €

440 copies.
This (n° xviii) one of the 25 on Hollande paper, with an additionnal text 'Musée Secret' containing 5 erotical drawing in black from Lhote that is not in the normal paper.

Photo COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor || LHOTE, André. 

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor || LHOTE, André. 

Le dit de l'ancien marinier en sept parties. 

Paris, Emile-Paul frères, 1920.
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180 €

766 copies, this one number xv, one of the 27 on "papier bis du Mittineague-mill" with a suite of the illustrations.

Photo MOREAU-NELATON, Etienne. 

MOREAU-NELATON, Etienne. 

Millet raconté par lui-même. 

Paris, Henri Laurens, 1921.
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300 €

First edition.

Photo GASQUET, Joachim. 

GASQUET, Joachim. 

Cézanne. 

Paris, Les Editions Bernheim-Jeune, 1921.
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300 €

First edition printed at of 250 copies.

Photo ZOLA, Emile. 

ZOLA, Emile. 

La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret. 

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1922.
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300 €

Edition illustrated by Maurice Achener.

One of the 50 copies on Japan paper, ours n°41

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

Photo REMBRANDT. 

REMBRANDT. 

Lot de 11 ouvrages relatifs à Rembrandt provenant de la bibliothèque de documentation de Maurice Gobin. 

s.l., s.n., 1922-1979.
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500 €

Eleven books and exhibition catalogs relating to the work of Honoré Rembrandt.

This collection comes from the documentation library of the art dealer Maurice Gobin (later his son Francis).
Maurice Gobin wrote a papper on Rembrandt published in the magazine l'Art et les artistes (see no. 2)

1. HIND, Arthur. Rembrandts Etchings, An Essay And A Catalogue. 1923. 2 vol. 8vo.
Maurice Gobin's copy with many annotations on the plate volume.
Joint. An autograph letter signed by Loys Delteil to Mrs. Möller concerning the sale of Rembrandt prints.
2. GOBIN, Maurice. "Notes sur Rembrandt et son oeuvre gravé." 1922.
Papper published in "L'art et les artistes." No. 29, July 1922.
Set containing two versions of Mr. Gobin's original manuscript (first working manuscript and second fair copy), two printed versions (one without illustrations and one with), and the issue of the journal in which this article was published. With reproductions (with annotations by Maurice Gobin) of Rembrandt's works (about ten photos and three heliogravures (two bearing the stamp of Charles Amand Durand – RAPILLY PARIS)).
3. DE BRUIJN, Catalogus van de verzameling etsen van Rembrandt. 1932
Catalogue of De Bruijn's collection of Rembrandt prints. This copy includes a letter from De Bruijn to Maurice Gobin, sending him this book and inviting him to attend the upcoming exhibition of his collection.
4. LUGT, Frits. Musée du Louvre: Inventaire général des dessins des écoles du Nord. École Hollandaise, Tome III : Rembrandt, ses élèves, ses imitateurs, ses copistes. 1933.
5. Rembrandt, l'oeuvre du maître. Hachette. v.1930
6. Rembrandt - Des Meisters Handzeichnungen. Verlag. v. 1930
7. BENECH, Otto. Rembrandt Choix de Dessins. 1948
8. CUENDET, William. Rembrandt. Eaux-Fortes. 1947. Presentation copy with pencil note from W. Cuendet to Maurice Gobin : "A Monsieur Maurice Gobin, le si délicat amateur des plus belles choses j'offre ces images de Rembrandt, ces "pensées gravées" qui sont le journal intime de ce génie. En très cordial hommage".
Placed in the book are four letters, three from 1933 between Cuendet and Gobin concerning the purchase of Rembrandt prints and a copy of a letter from Gobin to Cuendet in 1949.
9. Rembrandt et son temps. Exhibition catalog of Rembrandt's works held at the École nationale supérieur des Beaux-Arts. 1955. Maurice Gobin contributed to this exhibition and is cited in the preface. Attached is a manuscript by Maurice Gobin presenting this exhibition at the Radio in 1955 in the program "L'art et la Vie".
10. Rembrandt et ses contemporains Dessins Hollandais du dix-septième siècle. 1977. Catalogue of the Frits Lugt collection at the Morgan Library and the Dutch Institute in Paris.
11. 140 Radierungen von Rembrandt der Jahre 1629 bis 1665. Exhibition catalogue at the Kornfeld Gallery in Bern. 1979

Due to the important weight of this set (arround 19 kg) , no shipping out France or with important shipping extra cost.

Photo [RELIURES SIGNEES KIEFFER] FRANCE, Anatole. 

[RELIURES SIGNEES KIEFFER] FRANCE, Anatole. 

Histoire contemporaine. 

Paris, Aux éditions du Sagittaire, 1922-1924.
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450 €

First illustrated edition.
Complete series of the Contemporary History collection comprising four novels by Anatole France illustrated with watercolors by Serge Beaune.
Our copies are identical in the same binding signed by Kieffer and printed on the second paper: Imperial Japan with a series of line drawings on China, numbered n°24
The titles published in this collection are as follows:
- L'Orme du Mail
- Le Mannequin d'Osier
- L'Anneau d'Améthyste
- Mr Bergeret à Paris.

Photo DURANDY, Dominique. 

DURANDY, Dominique. 

La Ceinture de Vénus, collines et paysages de mon pays. 

Macon, Brocherioux, 1923.
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250 €

First edition.
Book dedicated to the country of Nice by Dominique Durandy (1868-1920).
The book is prefaced by Camille Mauclair and the watercolors plates are by Lessieux.

Copy on Lafuma paper n°499.

Photo FRANCE, Anatole. 

FRANCE, Anatole. 

Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard. 

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1923.
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200 €

Edition illustrated by Fernand Siméon.

One of the 61 copies on Japan paper, ours n°48

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

Photo GRIGORIEFF, Boris. 

GRIGORIEFF, Boris. 

Visages de Russie. 

Paris, Paul Ollendorf, 1923.
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700 €

First edition.
Edition limited to 500 copies, ours unnumbered.
Boris Grigorieff is a Russian avant-garde painter specializing in portraits. He will create in 1929 a fresco for the society of nations "Faces of the world".

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